Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Reef today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 1AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 65 | 418 | 821 | 817 | 715 | 492 | 436 | 341 | 322 | 340 | 320 | 302 | 286 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:00PM1.93m | 7:22AM1.45m | 7:40PM1.91m | 8:04AM1.56m | 8:17PM1.84m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31AM0.16m | 1:14PM0.14m | 2:05AM0.12m | 2:00PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | S 23 | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 16 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 1 | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 65 | 418 | 821 | 817 | 715 | 492 | 436 | 341 | 322 | 340 | 320 | 302 | 286 | 236 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 159 | 159 | 153 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 159 | 159 | 45 | 45 |
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